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BAGHDAD, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Iraq should halt all executions and get rid of the death penalty, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.
Iran silencing dissent, HRW says
NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch said Tuesday it was concerned about the security situation in Iran's western border province of Khuzestan after a crackdown on activists.
HRW: Union freedoms absent in Iran
NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch called on Iranian authorities to release jailed labor activists, describing the arrests as an effort to control workers' rights.
HRW: Iran cracking down on dissent
NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- The Iranian government is making sure it has complete control over the information its citizens receive ahead of elections, Human Rights Watch charges.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Raids on the presidential press adviser and closure of reformist newspapers in Iran show the regime has no tolerance for dissent, Human Rights Watch said.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Libya's former prime minister faces a risk of being tortured if he's returned to his home country by Tunisian authorities, Human Rights Watch said.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Authorities in Bahrain should consider reversing criminal convictions of hospital workers who were allegedly tortured, Human Rights Watch said.
Probe violence against Coptic Christians, HRW says
NEW YORK, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- The death toll from attacks on Coptic Christians in Egypt highlights the need for an impartial investigation by independent authorities, a rights group said.
CAIRO, May 23 (UPI) -- Egyptian authorities have targeted a news company associated with broadcasting information critical of the government, Human Rights Watch said Friday.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch called on the Saudi king Thursday to void the conviction of a woman facing execution for witchcraft.
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